8:08 PM: So Nancy Binay was a no-show in her own official proclamation as a Senator-elect. Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes declared during the ceremony that the certificates of proclamation were given in alphabetical order, and that no final tallies were included.

8:00 PM: The crowd was ecstatic as Grace Poe was officially declared as the number one Senator-elect winner in this mid-term elections. She is accompanied by her family and mother Susan Roces. Official but partial reports are here.

7:58 PM: There was no reason given why Nancy Binay was a no-show in her proclamation as one of the top six Senator-elect winners.

7:48 PM: Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes says the poll body has signed a proclamation certificate to all six Senator-elects. Binay is still missing from the ceremony. Earlier, Binay's party UNA filed a motion to suspend proclamation of Senator-elect winners today. Comelec en banc rules against the motion.

7:20 PM: Grace Poe and Loren Legarda arrive at the PICC too. Susan Roces, mother of Grace Poe, is also in PICC.

7:16 PM: So this is the list of Senator-elects that will be proclaimed tonight: Grace Poe, Loren Legarda, Alan Peter Cayetano, Francis "Chiz" Escudero, Nancy Binay, and Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara. They are the top six Senators based on the partial, official results that covers 72 certificates of canvass or 13,384,981 votes.

4:34 PM: The proclamation of some Senate winners will push through tonight, according to Comelec chief Brillantes. This is going to happen because the Commission on Elections rejected an UNA plea to delay proclamation.

2:55 PM: In a press conference, the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters sa Pilipinas and the PPCRV appeal to the Comelec to give them election results that were not transmitted to the "transparency servers" to allay fears of manipulation of results.p

11:19 AM: Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes says the Comelec en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, will proclaim 5 to 6 Senate-elect winners Thursday night. Meanwhile, the poll chief says that there is an order to suspend "unofficial counts" using the "transparency servers."

11:08 AM: Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes tells media that Senate winners will be proclaimed tonight, but he declined to say how many. #purplethumb The United Nationalist Alliance has filed a motion to defer proclamation. The Board will convene to resolve this issue this afternoon.

May 16, 10:12 AM: We're on Day 3 of the canvassing of votes. According to the National Board's records, Grace Poe remains the leader in the Senate race with 4,729,889 out of 8,790,441 votes tallied as of May 16. There are now a total of 47 certificates of canvass transmitted to the Comelec.

4:22 PM: Comelec says there are now 22 certificates of canvasses that were transmitted to the National Board. We're expecting a total of 304. Today, the National Board has received certificates from Camiguin, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Misamis Occidental.

2:50 PM: No proclamation of Senators tonight, according to Comelec. They will wait for more substantial certificates of canvass. The National Board is now looking at announcing winners on Thursday.

2:26 PM: The National Board begins canvassing, starts with certificates of canvass from Bataan, Makati, and Cagayan de Oro.

2:20 PM: The Comelec extended the suspension of the proceedings to 2 PM.

12:06 PM: The canvassing is suspended until 1 PM today (Wednesday). So far, the National Board has received 14 certificates of canvass. Poe who still leads the race got a total of 850,911 of 1,739,381 total votes.

11:16 AM: The Comelec receives more certificates of canvass from various provinces: Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Leyte, Antique, Mountain Province, Batanes. Total of 14 certificates of canvass transmitted to the National Board.

6:07 PM: Brillantes still expects the National Board to finish canvassing of the Senatorial votes as scheduled, which is Wednesday night.

6:02 PM: Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes wants to suspend canvassing for party list groups due to some problems, but continue with the Senatorial canvassing. "Since apparently there are no issues in the senatorial count, we can finish canvassing as announced," Brillantes was quoted as saying. The Comelec has apparently disqualified 12 party list groups.

4:15 PM: As of six COCs canvassed, Grace Poe still leads the senate race with 391,906 votes. Full tally here.

4:10 PM: The partial, official tally from Comelec shows that Grace Poe is leading. We will be posting the tally in a jiffy.

3:03 PM: In other news, we've put together some of the funniest memes that we've seen overnight. If there's a contest of the best meme creators in the world, we definitely have a shot.

2:13 PM: Comelec has so far received certificates of canvass from Guimaras, Paranaque, Mandaluyong, and Romblon.

1:09 PM: Comelec chief Sixto Brillantes says local board of canvassers can now proclaim winners provided that untransmitted data will not affect the results. Here's the full report.

11:52 PM: The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) expresses alarm over the alleged existence of "pre-shaded" ballots.

10:01 PM: Comelec commissioner Grace Padaca says Comelec will unveil a website to show partial results. As of 9 PM, 34,725 precincts are accounted for or that is 44.42 percent of total precincts nationwide. Padaca says Comelec will show partial, unofficial count through this new site: http://2013electionresults.comelec.gov.ph/

8:12 PM: According to the unofficial, partial result from the PPCRV, Grace Poe now leads the senatorial race. Details here.

7:30 PM: The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting will continue its unofficial, partial count Monday night even after the Comelec en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, decided to suspend official tally to Tuesday, 10 AM, May 14.

5:03 PM: Voters, in two hours, the polling precincts are closing. Head to your precincts now if you haven't voted yet.

4:57 PM: In local news, Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista is worried over his reelection. He is running against Johnny Chang and Henry Samonte.

4:49 PM: The Commission on Elections says Senate Winners may be proclaimed by Wednesday, May 15. Poll chief Sixto Brillantes is also expecting a 70-percent voter turnout this year. Click here for the full story.

4:33 PM: Even inmates at the Bureau of Corrections in Muntinlupa City are voting. If you haven't voted yet, you still have time before precincts close at 7:00 PM.

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3:59 PM: Here's a photo of the president taken this morning at Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac where he cast his vote. In an interview, he recalls how he re-checked his ballot to make sure he had a 12-0 vote in favor of the Team PNoy ticket.

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3:39 PM: Here's a video of Senator Bong Revilla at the voting precinct earlier today. He vows to file charges against the police who he said harassed his family and surrounded the Revilla family home in Bacoor, Cavite.

1:56 PM: Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes says there will be no voting hours extension. He also admits that wrong ballots were sent to the Compostella Valley and Baguio City. But he assured that this mistake won't affect overall results in these areas.

11:46 AM: Yahoo! Southeast Asia reporter Rio Ribaya reports that "failure of elections" was declared in Rizal Elementary School in Baguio due to wrong ballots delivered. We're confirming this story with the Comelec.

11:14 AM: Vera Files report that votes were bought for as low as 100 pesos in Albay. http://bit.ly/124xpIZ. #PurpleThumb#eleksyon2013#halalan2013#phvote

11:06 AM: The Energy Department assures public that the country has enough supply to power the country. @kimpatria reports that the Energy department has verified reported outages in Iligan City, Lapu Lapu City in Cebu, Batangas, and Lower Bicutan. #PurpleThumb

11:03 AM: Senator Bong Revilla cries harassment. Details to follow.

10:59 AM: Vice President Jejomar Binay casts his vote. Reports indicate that his ballot was initially "rejected" by the PCOS machine.

RT @chubbymaruko: Herbert Bautista: We hope that everything's in order & for the turnout of voters to be ok like the pres election. #phvote

9:35 AM: Former President Joseph Estrada and Manila mayor candidate Joseph Estrada arrives at the P. Burgos Elementary School in Manila. TV feeds show media hounding Estrada as he went straight to the polling place.

9:33 AM: Senator Juan Ponce Enrile casts vote in Cagayan.

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9:24 AM: President Aquino arrives at Concepcion South Central school in Tarlac.